Asteraceae Liatris scariosa var. scariosa
Devil's Bite
Omaha - Drug, Tonic
Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 335
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Liatris scariosa var. scariosa
Scientific name: Liatris scariosa var. scariosa
USDA symbol: LISCS3 (
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Common names: Devil's Bite
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Omaha
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Roots used as a tonic.
RECRD: 88667 id: 20155